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ENABLE_VERSIONING

Category: Other
SQL Server versions: 2005, 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017

What is ENABLE_VERSIONING?

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Occurs when SQL Server waits for all update transactions in this database to finish before declaring the database ready to transition to snapshot isolation allowed state. This state is used when SQL Server enables snapshot isolation by using the ALTER DATABASE statement. Information from Microsoft®

Never

This wait has never occurred recently

ENABLE_VERSIONING has not occurred recently on 4207 instances checked.

Prevalence of ENABLE_VERSIONING across the Spotlight Population